Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
OUR LANSING BUDGET.
News Gathered in and Around the
Capitol.
And Legislative Resume.

curing prosecuting attorneys TO con
duct criminal proceedings in the supreme
court; also the bills to incorporate subur-
ban homestead, villa park and summer re-
sort associations, and To make the posses
sion of game or fish out of season prima
facie evidence Of the violation OF the laws
protecting the same.
The house committee on railroads re.
ported adversely the bill TO prohibit the
use OF stoves in passenger cars" but the
bill was ordered printed just the same.
The Legislature has honored Speaker
Marley by naming new township in
Roscommon county after the youngest
and yet one OF the most able pushing and
popular speakers the state has ever had.
Both houses have passed bill to amend
the bill relative 10 the publication and dis
tribution OF the Legislative Manual so as
to take 400 OF the 900now placed on sale by
the secretary OF state and allow them TO
lie distributed 10y the legislature They
also amended the re -olution for 800 ad
ditlonal COPE so as % place them also in
the hands Of the legislature. he members
will therefore have 200 copies more than
II ual at their disposal an can thus salts
fy the request OF SO many more constitu-
ents for a copy OF a very valuable book.
The bill requiring each county TO build
at the county seat a jail with separate
wards for mon, for boy, and for women
and for girls so tat there shall be no com
municatiOn 10y talk ght or otherwise lie
tween the occupants Of the different rds,
preventing al conversat ION ana comm 70
nication between the al fercnt elias es o.
prisoners was considered in the hOu 90 the
other day. The committee of the VIII lie
struck out 10y IA vote of two 70 one pro
vision reading; But no all shall he built
until the pan thereof particularly that
part wherein prisoners are confined, thal
have first been submitted 20 the state
hoard Of corrections and charities for its
suggestions and criticisms. This is taken
q, an indication that the bill 10 abolish
the state board of CORE 'tions and chart
ties will meet with more favor in the house
than has leen expected
The house has killed the bill for the con
solidation of Oscoda and Au Sable.
The bill to extend the limits Of Marine
City has been passed over the governors
veto.
The governor has signed the bill ceding
10 the United State, Jurisdiction over the
site for an Indian school at l. Anse.
Members Of the joint committees on the
stat public school will visit Coldwater
and look into affairs there. but admit the
utter hope!essness Of dong anything in
the premises. Foster has resigned, and by
so doing has placed himself beyond the
reach OF the committees or hoard OF man
ayers
The committees on railroads OF the two
houses held Joint meeting the other morn
ing, at which large number of prominent
railroad officials were present The main
bill under consideration was one TO reduce
railroad fare TO two cents per mi Adj
dresses were made against the bill by
Mes Rs. Ashley Pond. 4 J. o Brien, VIM.
l.. Weber and II G. Potter. Without ex-
pre- -Sing any opinion on the case the com
mitteos took up Till TO regulate misun.
derstandings that have arisen between
officials Of the ID. J.. q y. railroad and the
citizens OF lonia relative 20 side tracks,
crossings, etc, in that city Just what
viii lie the final fate Of the two cent per
mile bill cannot now he predicted.
The committees on public school and
state affairs have reported against the
adoption Of the house resolution for the
appointment of "a special committee of
one senator AMI two repre- eUtativeS 20 in
vest gate the charges relative to mmora'-
ltY. cruelty, etc. against officers and
teacher, az the state pubic school IT Cold
water The question of the adoption #
the report OF the committee. called out
one of the most spirited debates of the se,-
sion. The report of tie committee was
adopted and the resolution for a special
committee thereby was lost.
Senator seymour biz FIR the erection
and establishment of 'pris n ofinfamy'
was discussed the other afternoon aud
finally referred 90 the committee II the
whole and placed on the general order.
The bill OF Representative Manly Of
W ashtenaw 10 sec ire uniformity OF text
books through list dOpted by the state
board Of education, has been defeated.
Lieut.. Gov. Macdonald's banquet at the
Lansing house a few nights ago was one
Of the most pleasant social events ever
Gov. Luce. nearly every member and Off
Ger OF the leg stature, with perhaps forty
ladies, and other, from All over the state
2Os in all. The following program was
toastmaster. w Welcome James II. Mac
Donald, Michigan The sweet winds
whistle through thy pines, and riches gilt
ter IN thy mines j. '. Is. go Jdrlch
The legislature: To govern justly; make
your empire flourish with wholesome
laws. Gov. Luce: The governor Who rules
o er freemen should himself he free JAY
a. Hubhell: The law Let us consider
the reason Of the case, for nothing Is law
that i, not reason ~ James V. Campbell:
The press: tn IS is true liberty, when free
born men having 10 advise the public
NAV speak free. " j. W. Giddings: The
pulpit liveto explain thy doctrine by thy
life H. W. Thompson: "Our home: alb
rit j. Diekema. THE ladies': wanting
woman the world were a wa,te,' w. |.
Babcock: "Our constituents in the null
titude OF counsellprs there Is safety +.
II. Watson; "'Ihe appropriations: our
country welfare is our first concern +.
II. Hosford oddities in legislation: %
wad some power the rift gle MS e. see
ourselves rs ithers see Us Daniel i.
Crossman: "Ihe German bill. what l. il:
when will occasion smile upon our wishes
and give the torture ofsuspense PERIOD
James = German; The upper peninsula
her men. mines, minerals, rich with the
gifts of nature 'ChauncyW. Wisner; "The
Lieutenant governor; plain, blunt man
who loves his friend, W. Babcock
AS amended by the senate and concurred
in by the house, the bill Ito make posses
sion Of game or fish out OF season prima
facie evidence of the violation Of the laws
protecting the same reads.
SECTION !. The people Of the state Of
Michigan enact, That in all prosecutions
for the violation Of any OF the laws for
the protection and preservation of game
or fish, proof of the possession of such
game or fish, or of the skin or carcass, or
any portion of the skin or carcass of such
game or fish AT any time when the killing,